Arizona: Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year.
“Democracy is worth the wait,” tweeted Hobbs almost a week after polls closed.
“Thank you, Arizona. I am so honored and so proud to be your next Governor.”
Hobbs, who is Arizona’s secretary of state, rose to prominence as a staunch defender of the legitimacy of the last election and warned that her Republican rival, former television news anchor Kari Lake, would be an agent of chaos. Hobbs’ victory adds further evidence that Trump is weighing down his allies in a crucial battleground state as the former president gears up for an announcement of a 2024 presidential run.
But Lake, who has built her brand on skepticism of the mainstream media and the political establishment appeared to reject the projections.
